Bridle for brooms.



H. T. HILEMAN. BRIDLE FOR BROOMS.

1,009,147 APPLICATION FILED AUG.21,1911. Patented NOV 21 1911.

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BRIDLE FOR BROOMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1911.

Patented Nov. 21, 1911. Serial No. 645,134.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, HARQLD T. a citizen of the United States, residing at Mooresburg, in the county of Hawkins and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridles for Brooms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in broom bridles and it has for its object to provide a simple, efficient, cheaply constructed and durable device of this character, which will serve to hold the broom securely in position and pre vent undue wear or strain upon the broom head.

The invention has for a further object the provision of a device of this character which can be readily and quickly adjusted to or removed from the broom.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the invention consists in the novel construction, peculiar arrangement, combination and adaptation of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the ap pended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention applied to the broom. Fig. 2 is a front view, the released position of the broom holding rod being indicated in dotted lines, and Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the device.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A represents a receptacle of wood or metal which is of a length slightly less than the length of the broom head to which it is designed to be applied. The receptacle A, it will be noted, has a uniform taper from its upper or thicker end to its lower extremity B and has its interior hollowed out to form a recessed portion C for the reception of the broom head, and at the longitudinal center of its HILEMAN,

widened portion is provided an opening D for the reception of a broom handle.

E is a metallic plate conforming in outline to the bottom of the thickened portion of the receptacle A, the said plate being hinged at F, F to the upper edge of the receptacle A and is provided at its outer edges near its lower extremity with looking keepers G, G by which, when folded into alocked position, it is held securely against the broom head retained beneath it.

The lower face of the receptacle A is cut away as at A and the extreme ends of the bifurcated sections at the opposite sides of the holder are connected by means of a bar or strip K, the free ends of which strip are bent upward at right .angles to form the arms H and H.

I is a rod or Wire having pivotal or hinge connections at one of its ends to the upper end of the arm H, and the opposite end of the arm is provided with a spring hook member J adapted to engage a keeper J carried at the upper free end of the arm H.

The lower edge of the hinged plate E is provided with a series of serrations or points L and the upper face of the cross bar K is provided with a like series of serrations or points M.

O is a broom head to which, in Fig. 1, my invention is shown as applied, and N is the end of the broom handle inserted within the keeper D.

From the foregoing description, the operation of the device will at once be readily understood. The plate E and the rod I are raised and the broom head is inserted within the chamber of the broom holder. The plat-e E is then folded downward into contact with the broom head and is locked in place by the keepers or latches G. The free end of the rod I is locked into engagement with the arm H and the broom will thus be held securely in position within the broom holder. The head of the broom is held securely against possible displacement by the plate E and the lower or brush end of the broom is likewise held securely against contortion or displacement. The advantages of this form of construction will be at once evident.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A broom bridle comprising a casing having a body portion adapted to fit over a broom head and provided at one of its Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

ends with a socket or collar for the reception of the broom handle, a plate provided at its lower end with inwardly extended points or serrations and hinged at its upper edge to the body, and means to lock the plate against the broom head, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a broom bridle, a casing having a body portion adapted to fit over a broom head and a plate hinged at the upper end of the body and provided at its lower edge with inwardly extended points or serrations to engage the broom head, means for looking the plate against the face of the broom, a transverse plate or strip of sheet metal extended across the lower end of the holder and having points or serrations adapted to engage the broom, in combination with a rod or wire having one of its ends hinged to an arm connected with one end of said plate and its opposite end detachably connected with an arm carried by the opposite end of the plate, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HAROLD T. HILEMAN. Vitnesses M. M. Moonn, S. A. MOORE.

Washington, D. G. 

